That’s the last thing I remember.’That night, just over a year ago, Shaky suffered a cardiac arrest – and was saved only by the quick thinking of his partner, Sue Davies, who called the emergency services and, with guidance from the phone operator, carried out lifesaving first aid. I could feel some bones going, but he told me if I heard ribs cracking then I was doing it right.’The term ‘cardiac arrest’ means the heart has stopped pumping blood. First aid for this involves a combination of assisted breathing and chest compressions which keep blood and oxygen circulating in the body.

The technique is known as CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

It was just a few weeks ago that Carly Simon went to London on a promo tour for her “Never Been Gone” album.

Speculation first started in 2013 when the pair were spotted partying together in the Hamptons. During a podcast interview she said: "[He's] a good friend of mine. Katie has always said that her ten-year-old daughter Suri is her priority It's likely that the pair have wanted to keep their reported relationship under wraps.

It’s a way of protecting the organs and it buys time.

Tests revealed he was suffering from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HOCM – thickening of the heart muscle.

Hear Music released Simon’s “This Kind Of Love” album in 2007 without telling her they were going out out business on the same day.